General Edu Convo

This is a collection of articles includes a range of perspectives – from proponents to detractors – about the potential that Pokemon Go may have in the classroom

As with any new idea in education and, as advocates of the Digital Citizenship agenda all the views below matter and will have some merit and would like to remind people that the articles in each section are in chronological order.

Given the range of voices and, after framing the discussion in terms of the Technology Adoption Cycle, with the exception of saying “Pokemon Go sure appears to be an ‘Educational’ app to us” based on the criteria set out in Putting Education in “Educational” Apps: Lessons From the Science of Learning. We’ll leave it up to the reader to weigh up the arguments in this collection of articles.

This report is quite comprehensive and does a good job at presenting both sides. Whether Pokemon Go is a flash in the pan or a lasting trend, schools need to be aware of what it is because their students are using it. In the constant effort of educators to stay relevant and engaging with their students, Pokemon Go can be a vehicle to make some connections with kids. Modern teachers needs to be able to move into their students’ world, even if they are not comfortable there; embrace the change and ask “Why not?”Bob Abrams | Assistant Principal | Joliet Township High School